Bart Starr

Bryan Bartlett "Bart" Starr (born January 9, 1934 in Montgomery, Alabama) is a former American football player and coach. He was the quarterback for the Green Bay Packers between 1956 and 1971. He was the first Super Bowl MVP (most valuable player) in Super Bowl I in 1967 and again in Super Bowl II in 1968. He was also the coach of the Packers from 1975–1983, going 52-76-3. He was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1977, and earned four Pro Bowl selections. He is currently ranked 50th in all-time passing yards.

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January 9 - 1934 - Montgomery, Alabama - American football - Quarterback - Green Bay Packers - 1956 - 1971 - Super Bowl MVP - Super Bowl I - 1967 - Super Bowl II - 1968 - 1975 - 1983 - Pro Football Hall of Fame - 1977 - Pro Bowl

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Starr's Packers had won NFL Championships in the 1961, 1962, 1965, 1966 and 1967 seasons. Following the NFL championships in 1966 and 1967, he led the Packers to victories over the champions of the rival American Football League in the first two Super Bowls at the end of the 1966 and 1967 seasons. He is the only player to quarterback a team to five NFL championships.

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NFL Championships - 1961 - 1962 - 1965 - 1966 - 1967

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Starr was responsible for calling plays when he was quarterback, as was the norm at the time. One of his most famed play calls came in the Ice Bowl against the Dallas Cowboys in the NFL championship game on New Year's Eve in 1967. With 16 seconds remaining in the game, no timeouts left and the Packers trailing 17-14, Vince Lombardi decided to go for the win rather than the tie. Starr called for a quarterback sneak because the frigid conditions made a handoff riskier than usual, though the play was risky enough because without any timeouts the Packers would not likely have had enough time to regroup and call another play if the sneak failed to cross the goal line. With the help of an excellent block of Dallas defensive lineman Jethro Pugh by center Ken Bowman and guard Jerry Kramer, Starr scored the winning touchdown to and the Packers won their fifth NFL championship in seven years, (it was the Packers' sixth championship game in eight years as the Packers had lost the 1960 Championship game). The Packers then went on to face the AFL champion Oakland Raiders in Super Bowl II.

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Ice Bowl - Dallas Cowboys - Vince Lombardi - Jethro Pugh - Ken Bowman - Jerry Kramer - 1960

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In his 16 NFL seasons, Starr completed 1,808 passes for 24,718 yards and 152 touchdowns. He also gained 1,308 rushing yards and scored 15 touchdowns on 247 carries. After Starr's playing career ended in 1972, he served as head coach of the Packers from 1975 to 1983. His overall record as a head coach was 52 wins, 76 losses, and 2 ties. He also won and lost 1 playoff game in the playoffs after the 1982 season, it was the only time in Starr's coaching career his team made the playoffs.

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Starr is now chairman of Healthcare Realty Services.

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